SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



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Order RALLIFORMES.— THE BAILS and FINFOOTS ... ... 65 



Family EALLID..S;.— The Bails ... ... ... ... 66 



Subfamily Ballin^se. — The Plain-toed Bails ... ... 66 



Genus Obex, or Crakes ... ... ... ••• 66 



Crex pratensis. — Corn Crake ... ... ... 67 



,, porzana. — Spotted Crake ... ... ■■. 70 



,, Carolina. — Carolina Crake ... ... ... 72 



„ bailloni. — Baillon's Crake ... ... ... 74 



,, parva. — Little Crake ... ... ... 76 



Genus Ballus, or Typical Bails ... ... ... 78 



Ballus aquaticus. — Water Bail ... ... ... 79 



Genus Gallinula, or True Water Hens ... ... 82 



Gallinula chloropus. — Water Hen... ... ... 83 



Subfamily Fulicin.e. — The Lobe-toed Bails ... ... 86 



Genus FuLiCA, or Coots ... ... ... ... 86 



Fulica atra.— Common Coot ... ... ... 87 



Order GRUIFORMES.— THE CBANES and theib ALLIES ... 90 



Family GBUID.^.— The Cbanes ... ... ... ... 91 



Genus Gbus, or Cranes ... ... ... ... 91 



Grus cinerea. — Common Crane .. ... ... 92 



,, virgo. —Demoiselle Crane ... ... ... 95 



Order CHARADRIIFORMES.— THE BU8TABDS, PLOVEBS, &c. ... 98 



Family OTIDID^.— The Bustards ... ... ... ... 99 



Genus Otis, or Typical Bustards ... ... ... 99 



Otis tarda. — Great Bustard ... ... .. 100 



„ tetrax. — Little Bustard ... ... ... 103 



Genus Houbaba, or Buffed Bustards ... ... ... 105 



Houbara macqueeni — Macqueen's Bustard... ... 106 



Family (EDICNEMID.ffi].— The Stone Cuelews ... ... 108 



Genus CBdicnemus, or Typical Stone Curlews ... ... 108 



Q^dicnemus crepitans. — Stone Curlew ... ... 109 



Family CUESOBIIDZE. — The Coubsbes, Peatincolbs, etc. ... 112 



Genus Cuesoeius, or Typical Coursers ... ... 112 



Cursorius gallicus.— Cream-coloured Courser ... 113 



Genus Glaeeola, or Typical Pratincoles ... ... 116 



Glareola pratincola. — Common Pratincole ... ... '117 



Family CHABADBIID.S1.— The Plovees, Sandpipees, and Snipes 120 



Subfamily H.ffi!MATOPODiN.ffi}. — The Oysteb-catchees ... 121 



Genus Hjematopus, or Oyster-catchers ... ... 121 



Hsematopus ostralegus. — Common Oyster-catcher ... 122 



Subfamily CHAEADEiiN.ffi!. — The Typical Plovees ... ... 125 



Genus JEgialitis, or Typical Einged Plovers ... ... 125 



iEgialitis minor. — Little Ringed Plover .. ... 126 



,, major, — Greater Einged Plover ... ... 129 



